Method and apparatus for packing a material in a packing container
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorsSiegfried Schmidt, Johannes P. Schlebusch
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for packing a material in a packing container. The method includes the steps of providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing; supplying a material to the gaseous atmosphere and delivering a packing container to the gaseous atmosphere. Thereafter, the material is filled into the packing container, the packing container is sealed inside the gaseous atmosphere, and filled packing container is moved out of the gaseous atmosphere.
Claims28
A method for packing a material in a packing container, comprising the steps of:
- providing a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam in a housing,
- supplying a material to the gaseous atmosphere,
- delivering a packing container to the gaseous atmosphere,
- filling the material into the packing container,
- sealing the packing container inside the gaseous atmosphere, and
- moving the filled packing container out of the gaseous atmosphere.
An apparatus for packing a material in a packing container, comprising:
- a housing for receiving a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam, the housing having an inlet port and an outlet port,
- a means for generating a gaseous atmosphere with superheated steam inside the housing,
- a packing apparatus for packing the material in a packing container,
- a first transport means for transporting the material through the inlet port into the housing and to a packing apparatus,
- a second transport means for transporting the filled packing container from the packing apparatus through the outlet port and out of the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.